The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 10 percent, and he was granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine as secondary to his service-connected right knee condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disability resulted in a compensable rating under Diagnostic Codes 5260 and 5261. His service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine was found to be secondary to his right knee condition, warranting service connection for this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- status post anterior cruciate ligament repair with lateral release of the right knee, degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1023005
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